Mainebiz details University of Maine System plans to increase nursing enrollment
Mainebiz reported the University of Maine System is striving to make good on its pledge to double nursing enrollment over the next five years to address a statewide shortage of nurses. Chancellor James Page said the system launched the Maine University Nursing Workforce Plan last fall in response to a projection of 2,700 nursing vacancies by 2025. “Our universities are therefore expanding programs into underserved regions, offering new online nursing education and leadership learning opportunities for existing nurses, creating early college certificates to help high school students prepare for Maine health careers, and expanding partnerships with community health care providers,” said Page in the article.